title: Guidelines for the clinical use of electronic mail with patients. The AMIA Internet Working Group, Task Force on Guidelines for the Use of Clinic-Patient Electronic Mail.
abstract: Guidelines regarding patient-provider electronic mail are presented. The intent is to provide guidance concerning computer-based communications between clinicians and patients within a contractual relationship in which the health-care provider has taken on an explicit measure of responsibility for the client's care. The guidelines address two interrelated aspects: effective interaction between the clinician and patient, and observance of medicolegal prudence. Recommendations for site-specific policy formulation are included.
authors.affiliation: American Medical Informatics Association, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: D Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Sands
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D016494:Computer Security / Q000592:standards; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations